Ceyx azureus
2 Azure Kingfisher at Mongarlowe, NSW
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| Ceyx azureus | Liam.m | 16 Jun 2023 | |
| Ceyx azureus | CarbonAI | 16 Jun 2023 | |
| Ceyx azureus | LisaH | 16 Jun 2023 |
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Double excitement today!! As I was calming my heart while observing my first-ever sighting of a rakali, a flash of blue flew past and landed a couple of shrubs up from me. Astonished, I thought this might be an azure kingfisher? I managed some shots as it then flew across the creek. I was in a quandry - do I look up at the kingfisher, or down to see if I can snap the elusive rakali? I ended up with poor photos of both, but clear images seared into my memory. Who'd have thought?
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17 Jun 2023
Wonderful - the 2 species I've been hoping to see at Lake Burley Griffin lately!
17 Jun 2023
Hope you find them! I knew rakali lived here as they leave their mussel shells around, but I've not seen them before. I never, in my wildest dreams, thought I would see an azure kingfisher! I looked up ALA, and there have been very few sightings, several kms away, and many years ago. And to see both at the same time, in exactly the same place (except one was air, one was water) . . . overwhelmed with nature's gifts!
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Mongarlowe, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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Species information
- Ceyx azureus Scientific name
- Azure Kingfisher Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vagrant native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 650.4m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Alcedo azurea Ceyx azureus azureus
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